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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7432480 | Induction dryer In an induction heater, preheated, pressurized air is further heated in the heating cabinet and also drawn into the coil tube via a suction fan. The simultaneous pulling and pushing of the twice-heated air through the tube provides superior air flow to pick up more ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7372007 | Medium voltage heater element An electrical heater bundle has heater elements, each including a metal tube, an electrical resistance coil within the tube, a conductor pin connected to the coil and protruding from an end of the tube, and an electrical insulation powder surrounding the coil within... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7339143 | Expanding system using plasma discharge The present invention relates to an expansion system using a plasma discharge in which in which a charged electric energy is fast discharged, so that a high pressure is generated within liquid based on an impact wave, which can be used in various industrial fields a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326891 | Steam generation apparatus using induction heating and oven including the same A steam generating apparatus, and an oven including the same. The apparatus includes a water tank adapted to enable convenient cleaning, and is adapted to heat water in the water tank via an induction heating method to generate steam rapidly. The water tank is provi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7227108 | Dispenser assemblies and systems including a heat storage unit A heat storage unit (2) includes a body having a passage (12) formed therein through which a flowable product passes. A heatable element (10) is incorporated within the body of the heat storage unit (2) in thermal communication with the p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208707 | Dispenser assemblies and systems including a heat storage unit A heat storage unit (2) includes a body having a passage (12) formed therein through which a flowable product passes. A heatable element (10) is incorporated within the body of the heat storage unit (2) in thermal communication with the p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7145114 | Superheated vapor generator A superheated vapor generator has a tubular, vertically extending container with closed ends. A high frequency induction heating coil is wound around the container. A heating medium is placed in the container and is made from material heatable by electromagnetic con... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135655 | Arc welding cable An arc welding cable that is resistant to bending and twisting and can give a long life is provided. For this purpose, an arc welding cable (65) for supplying a welding current, a welding wire and a sealed gas from a wire feeding device (61) to a weldi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115843 | High-frequency pulse oscillator The present invention generally relates to a high-frequency pulse oscillator, and more particularly to a high-frequency pulse oscillator adapted to provide pulse currents having a high frequency and large amplitude so as to transition metallic materials into a plast... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7076206 | System for wireless transmission of electrical power, a garment, a system of garments and method for the transmission of signals and/or electrical energy The invention describes a system for electrical transmission in the field of garments and a corresponding transmitter for this. Electrical circuits in garments are coupled, preferably inductively in a wireless manner with electrical devices and/or electrical circuit... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069640 | Method of making an inductor coil unit including steps of pouring resin between frames, and said coil unit A method of manufacturing a coil unit includes the first step of disposing a coil between a first frame and a second frame, the second step of pouring liquid resin into between the first frame and the second frame with the coil disposed therebetween, and the third s... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6967315 | Method for vaporizing a fluid using an electromagnetically responsive heating apparatus A method of microbially decontaminating at least one of a defined area and an item within the defined area. The method includes the steps of (a) inductively heating a block comprising an electrically non-conductive material and an electromagnetically responsive mate... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955754 | Compact fluid cleaning system An efficient fluid cleaning system. The efficient system includes a first mechanism for changing the pressure of a fluid from a first pressure to a second pressure, the second pressure being lower than the first pressure. A second mechanism distributes the fluid wit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6940054 | Production/injection line and methods relating to same A production/injection line including a production/injection tube and heating apparatus for heating of the production/injection tube. The line also includes insulation and heat conductive material to control the heat transfer from the heating apparatus towards the p... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937030 | Testing electrical integrity of electrically heated subsea pipelines Method is provided for testing electrically heated subsea pipelines that are “electrical-ready,” that is, equipped for applying electrical power when it is needed for heating the pipeline at any time during the life of the pipeline. Time domain reflectometer app... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6906296 | Electromagnetically responsive heating apparatus for vaporizer A vaporizer heating apparatus is comprised of electromagnetically responsive material and electrically non-conductive material. A antimicrobial fluid to be vaporized, such as water or hydrogen peroxide solution, is supplied to the heating apparatus where it is conve... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6734405 | Vaporizer using electrical induction to produce heat An induction coil (36) generates a magnetic field which induces current in an induction vessel (28). The induction vessel is heated by the current and supplies the heat to a passage (34) within the vessel. A liquid to be vaporized, such as water... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6681998 | Aerosol generator having inductive heater and method of use thereof An aerosol generator includes an induction heating arrangement to vaporize fluid contained in a fluid passage. The vapor is then expelled from the fluid passage into the air creating a mist that forms the aerosol. The aerosol generator includes an excitat... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6674055 | Electromagnetic water heater A method of heating water comprises providing a helical passageway in juxtaposition a metal core rod and a coil through which an alternating current is passed. The alternating current generates an alternating longitudinal magnetic field that passes throug... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6674054 | Method and apparatus for heating a gas-solvent solution This invention provides a method of quickly heating a gas-solvent solution from a relatively low temperature T1 to a relatively high temperature T2, such that the gas-solvent solution has a much higher dissolved gas concentration at temperature T2 than co... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6617556 | Method and apparatus for heating a submarine pipeline A novel system for inductively heating a fluid conduit using an electrical cable located proximate the fluid conduit. Electricity is conducted to the cable in either a powering mode, in which a powered system is electrically coupled to the cable and subst... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6465765 | Fluid heating apparatus A fluid heating apparatus is provided which comprises a heat-generating bent tube formed of an electrically conductive material in a tubular configuration and having opposite ends connected in communication to piping through which fluid to be heated is pa... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6297483 | Induction heating of heating element A heating apparatus includes a heating element having a conductor, at least a part of which is an electrically closed circuit along which an eddy current flows; a container for accommodating the heating element; a magnetic field induction section for indu... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6278095 | Induction heating for short segments of pipeline systems An subsea pipeline system having jumpers (short segments connecting equipment or wells and the main segments) that can be electrically heated is provided. The jumpers are heated by induction coils placed around the jumpers, either before placing the jumpe... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6278096 | Fabrication and repair of electrically insulated flowliness by induction heating A method of repairing the insulation of a subsea insulated pipeline which includes the use of an induction heating coil placed around the insulated pipe in the vicinity of an insulation defect. An electric current is provided to the induction heating coil... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6232587 | Microwave heating apparatus with a vapor generator and regenerating plates A microwave heating apparatus includes a heating chamber 3 for accommodating an item 2 to be heated; a microwave generator 11 for radiating microwaves to the heating chamber 3, and a vapor generator 12 for supplying vapor to the heating chamber 3. The hea... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6147336 | Induction heaters for heating food, fluids or the like A cooking apparatus includes a fan 13 provided at the top wall of a heating chamber 2 with its front face directed downwards. A spiral coil 14 in the form of a flat disc is provided around a rotation shaft 12 above the heating chamber 2. When high-frequen... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6118111 | Fluid heater An inductive fluid heater is constructed from two concentric tubular members forming a fluid chamber therebetween. Fluid is supplied into the chamber by way of a manifold at each end of the concentric tubular members. A heating device is located within th... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6011245 | Permanent magnet eddy current heat generator A permanent magnet eddy current heat generator apparatus has a thermally insulated working fluid reservoir containing a working fluid and an enlongate stationary ferrous metal tube disposed in the reservoir with an elongate permanent magnet rotatably moun... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6008482 | Microwave oven with induction steam generating apparatus A steam generating apparatus includes a chamber defining structure for defining a heating chamber for heating a fluid medium such as liquid and/or air; an exciting coil mounted on the chamber defining structure so as to surround the heating chamber and op... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5990465 | Electromagnetic induction-heated fluid energy conversion processing appliance This invention pertains to an electromagnetic induction fluid heating apparatus equipped with a heating element constructed from a conductive material installed in a fluid flow passage, a coil installed around this heating element, and a high frequency el... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5773797 | Induction heated steam generating system The steam generating system utilizing a first container having a liquid chamber. The first container is surrounded by a conducting coil for generating a field and producing eddy currents on the container. Steam produced in the first container is sent to a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5506391 | Liquid heater using electrical oscillations A diathermal water heater for the rapid and controlled heating of water and like fluids. A diathermal heating chamber uses electrical oscillations to heat liquids flowing through it. By means of feedback circuitry, the electrical oscillations are controll... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5444229 | Device for the inductive flow-heating of an electrically conductive, pumpable medium Device for the inductive flow-heating of an electrically conductive pumpable medium, whereby there are provided in the device pipeline windings, through which the medium flows, on a magnetic yoke in which with the aid of an inductive alternating current e... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5334819 | Instant heating type water heaters A water heater according to one embodiment of the invention includes a housing, a heating unit, and a pre-heating unit consisted of a transformer, a transistor, a heating coil, a rectifier that release heat for heating water when operated, the heating uni... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5256844 | Arrangement in a pipeline transportation system The present invention relates to a transportation pipe or conduit (10, 20, 30) which preferably is adapted to be installed on the seabed between a permanent or floating off-shore platform (3) and an on-shore terminal (4). The transportation conduit compri... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5254818 | Microwave melting furnace for the vitrification and/or densification of materials The furnace according to the invention makes it possible to continuously vitrify and/or densify toxic materials, such a nuclear waste, by using microwaves. The furnace contains two vertical ends connected by a horizontal melting vessel. The materials to b... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5241147 | Method for heating a transport pipeline, as well as transport pipeline with heating A method and apparatus for heating a transport pipeline by inductive heating. The transport pipeline has a thermal insulator mounted on an outside surface thereof. A pair of parallel extending electric wires without metallic protection, are mounted on an ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5206880 | Furnace having tubes for cracking hydrocarbons A furnace for cracking of hydrocarbons, comprising one or several tubes through which the hydrocarbons flow during intensive heating and subsequent cracking. The starting material for the process can be e.g. naphtha or propane, mixed with a small amount o... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4797524 | Apparatus and method for regenerating active carbon The invention relates to an apparatus for the regeneration of active carbon comprising particularly: a hopper for introducing the active carbon; a reactor (7) delimited by an elongated shaped sheath; a continuous Archimedes screw (10) situated inside the reactor to... | 01/10/1989 |
